St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

, "a W A%1s'At = wa! al 4 90 ttAAt pt Aslg
ed with the military urdor Of the times,
that daily they can be seen in bands,
marching on the streets, wearing paper
caps, with sticks Ior guns, while the
uniform Of these soldiers IN embryo is
really picturesque, and they present
arms and drill to the tap Of the drum
with pretty fair precision.
/ he only colored man III the Signal
Service has been dismissed for inetlici
emcy and lrrcgularity Of moral conduct,
after he has had better chance Of re-
form than would be given a white man
! under similar circumstances.
Recently "a great number Of printers
have been discharged by Public Printer
! Benedict, and there will be quite num-
! Der of clerks dismissed from the Patent
Office and the Treasury on July l. the
reduction in force being made necessary
! by decreased appropriation bill.
The almost forgotten fact that VIM.
! A. Wheeler acted as NicePresidcnt OF
. the United States one term, was recalled
: by his death, and half masting the flags
on pu bic buildings in this city on the
day of his funeral. Mr.. Wheeler, after
retiring from office, like Hayes, his
principal in the theft OF the Presidency
in 1876, dropped from public regard,
! with the contempt and execration of all
truly honest men, living the remainder
of his days in such painful remorse aud
obscurity, that both his mind and body
became the easy prey of insidious dis
ease.
The people of Washington are graft
| fled to learn OF the Improvement in the
| conhiction of their beloved fellow citi-
| zen, the wealthy banker and phlan-
! throphist, Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, who
was lately Frustrated with paralysis,
i which at first caused much concern.
! Mr.. Corcoran's large benetactious to
! tho city are the famous Corcoran Art
Gallery, with its fine collections of
! paintings aud pictures, and the Louise
Home, where genteWomen in reduced
/ circumstances may find refuge in their
! declining days. Although Mr.. Curco-
ron is iii his 69th year, it Is hoped he
may yet be spared for years OF beueti-
| cence and usefulness tor he is an honor
| and blessing to his country and to the
world.
The National Rifles have accepted an
! invitation to participate in the competi-
! l,;n Iov
The Western boys would do we'll to
look to their laurels, it they expect to
defeat the Capitals crack company.
There is a curious coincidence in the
ia It that no sooner does the man from
! Maine set sail for Europe, than the
! Irish American club of New York be-
gins to boom Mr.. Blaine for President,
! declaring that while they have no OBJ
lection to other candidates, the head of
| the old ticket is the man OF their choice
| above all others. Well, the Democrats
will ferventiy wish the Irish Americans
success in their endea9or To renomlnate
! Mr.. Blaine, but fear that hope will not
be realized. This Blaine talk, aud the
| further fact that the New Hampshire
! Republicans have resurrectcd, and are
| about to send to the L. 5. Senate BLY,
! Chandler, political boss, notorious cor
ruptionist, and as bad, as all, the frau
| dulent Presidents tool and underling,
conclusiyely demonstrates that more
than one defeat will be required to
chasten the Republican party.
| If the people of Washington could
decide the question, believe Secretary
! Lamar would surely succeed to the va
cancy in the Supreme Court, but we
have it from good authority that the
| Secretary does not desire the position,
/ as it would shelve him for life, and de-
| prive the Nationals his friends think
| of the great ability of this eminent
statesman in its cabinets and councils,
where be is best fitted to serve and
shine.
! AS the Grand army Of the Republic
! is incubating another Dependent PEN
sion Bill which they will urge the
/
! that President Cleveland's veto will
again be the country's only safeguard
against a measure SO unjust and rui-
nous.
President Cleveland, on his way to
Washington from the North woods of
New York, where he has been investi-
eating personally the disputed fishe-
ries' question, stopped at Albany and
dined with Gov. Hill, which the politi-
clans of all shades believe evidences
such cordially between these distin-
gvished Democrats they will not be
rivals for Presidential honors. The
President and Col Lamont were much
benefited by their outing, though both
are badly sunburned and show many
marks of their contests with black
flies and mountain mosquitoes. Mrs
Cleveland did not return with the
:. President, but will spend the next
fortnight visiting her friends at Oswego
New York.